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(No-Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. L. WERNER.

BELT FASTENER.

Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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BELT PASTENER.

No. 372,732. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,732, dated November8, 1887.

Application filed December 28,18%. Serial No. 222,769. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, LEOPOLD WERNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county ot' Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt-Fasteners; andI do hereby declare the following to' be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specitication.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved belt-fastenerthat will secure the belt at any desired point and hold it firmly; alsoto provide a durable, convenient, and ornamental fastener, and to reducethe cost of manufacture.

The invention consists in an improved beltfastener, and in thearrangements and combination of parts thereof, substantially as will behereinafter set forth, and finally embodied in the clauses' of theclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters indicatecorresponding parts in each of the several figures, Figure l is a frontview of a ladys belt provided with my improved fastener. Fig. 2 is asection through line X, Fig. 1;.and Fig. 3 is a section through line Y,same tigure; and Figs. Li, 5, and o are details of modified forms of myfastener,which will be hereinafter more it'ully described. Figs. '7 andS are plan and side elevations, respectively, ofa preferredconstruetitm; and Fig. 9 is a section through line Z, Fig. '7.

In said drawings, A represents a ladys belt, and B my improved fastener.One end of the belt A. is immovably secured to an under plate, O, ofsaid fastener by means ol' rivets, as D, or in any other suitablenmnner. Said rivets may also serve to secure an upper plate, E, to saidlower plate, O, as in Eig. the upper plate, E, being bent, as at E andG, so as to pass beneath the plate O and receive said rivets D. Thesides of theupper plate, E, formed by bending, as above described,depend sufficlently from the body of said upper plate, E, as to providea strap-opening, l, between the plate E and the plate C, adapted toreceive the free end of the belt, which is designed to t looselytherein.

A cylinder or sleeve, J, may be, and preferably is, secured at or nearthe center of the plate E, and is adapted to receive avpost or bar, K.Said sleeve is slotted, as at L, Figs. 2 and 3, said slot being pitchedsimilar to a screw-thread and adapted to receive a projecting lng, as M,which is formed on or secured to the post or rod K, at or near rightangles thereto. Thus,when said post is turned laterally, the projectinglug M, working in the slot L, causes the post or rod K to movelongitudinally, as will be understood. Said post or rod K is provided atone end with a pivotally-arranged serrated or ronghened clamping-foot,as N, to engage the free end of the belt without turning pivotallythereon when forced downwardly by said post or rod K, to hold said freeend of the belt firmly and securely and to prevent itswithdrawal fromthe belt-opening I. To the opposite extremity of said post K is secureda suitable linger-piece, O, which may be milled on the edge tofacilitate turning it, and may be engraved or otherwise ornamented onthe top thereof. Said post may be also provided with a spring, as P,which may pass around the outside of the cyl- `inder or sleeve J andengage the projecting lug M at one end, said lug extending sufficientlyfrom the sleeve to receive it, and may engage at the opposite end thetop ofa cover or ornamental cap, Q. Said cap or cover Q serves toconceal the working parts and to keep them free from dust and dirt, andgives a iinished appearance to the fastener. lt may be secured to thetop of the plate E in Aany suitable manner, but preferably by solderingor riveting, as at It, and may be engraved or otherwise decorated togive an ornamental appearance.

In lieu of the device abovedescribed for forcing the rod or shaft Kdownward, said rod may be provided with a screw-thread correspondingwith a thread cut in said sleeve, as shown in Fig. 4; or a lever, as S,hook, as T, and cover, as Q, Fig. 5, may be used. ln the latter case thelever S may be suitably fulcrumed, as U, to the plate E, and provided.with a projection, .-V, to engage the top of the rod or shaft K, thelatter being provided with a small tlange, \V, on the top to engage thespring` P. lVhen the said lever is pressed downward, the end may beinserted under the hook T, thus holding it firmly in place, and whenreleased IOO the said spring P acts to carry it upward, thus unfasteningthe belt, as will be manifest. The movement of said arm is preferablylimited by a slot, Q', in the cover Q, Which slot may also be providedWith a shoulder, as T', to act in lien of the catch T, as will beunderstood.

The preferred construction is shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9, where thefingerpiece and cover are integral and lengthened, or have projectionsO, which act as levers and lalso give an ornamental appearance to thefastener. Said levers may be provided with ornamental ball projections,Which present a convenient form for the fingers, and also, being at adistance from the center, give increased power, as will be readilyunderstood.

It is evident that other changes may be made in the form and proportionof parts herein shown without in any Way departing from the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Thecombinatiomin a belt-fastene1,with

slot, a post Working in said sleeve and provided With a lug, M, and postN, and a fingerpiece, O, a spring, P, and an abutment to en 35 gage saidspring, all said parts being arranged and adapted to operatesubstantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this4th day of De- 4o cember, 1886.

LEOPOLD VERNER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, WM. L. CORWIN.

